Racing fans are in for a treat on Saturday night at The Meadows with the highly anticipated return of Saquon and Explicit.

Unbeaten in his three career starts, Saquon steps out at The Meadows for the first time following six weeks on the sidelines.

“He’s had a bit of an injury and a slight cough,” trainer Brad Greenough said.

“He’s had limited work… but the lead-up trials have been nice.”

Saquon took the greyhound racing world by storm in May, becoming the fastest greyhound to break maiden status at Sandown Park with an eye-watering 29.05-second run over 515 metres.

Saquon was last seen at Sandown Park in late May.

Saturday night, Saquon jumps from box six in Race 2 at 7:02pm. Interestingly, all three of his career starts have come from middle boxes – twice from box six and once from box five – with his early speed compensating for the tricky draws.

“This is the hardest race he has been in because there is a lot of speed,” George Farrugia said on RSN Grey Areas.

Looking ahead, Greenough has his sights firmly set on the Group 1 Maturity Classic, with heats run next week at The Meadows. Saquon has been the punters’ favourite since markets opened for the prestigious age-restricted event.

Saquon’s (6) maiden win at Sandown in May. 

Another contender, Jeff Britton’s Mepunga Flyer, has also been high in Maturity markets after posting the 10th-fastest time at Ballarat in the past decade – a blistering performance in just his fourth career start. He too lines up at The Meadows in Race 3 from box seven as a final hit-out before the Maturity.

But it’s Race 8 that promises to steal the show – Explicit returns to The Meadows for just the second time since his unforgettable Phoenix triumph last year.

He’s drawn box one – a draw from which he has saluted an incredible nine times. While emerging talent Slick Splits (box 5) looms as a threat with strong times on the board across his 10-start career, it’s hard to tip against Explicit from the cherry.